West Cork Podcast
1) 1: Blow-ins
West Cork, Ireland is an outpost at the edge of Europe, the jumping-off point for America. Rugged windswept and coastal, it was a place of farmers and fisherman until the 1960’s, when it was discovere...Show More
2) Trailer
The murder of a Frenchwoman transforms a rural Irish community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
3) 14. He Sees Sophie Everywhere
New Feature Episode: An Englishman is on trial in a French court for a murder committed in Ireland. With no defendant present. And no defence.This story is about Sophie. It is a very special episode t...Show More
4) 2: The Back of Beyond
A body is found at the end of a path leading to three houses. In West Cork, the police, known in Ireland as ‘the guards,’ have little experience with serious crime, and the victim—a French woman with ...Show More
5) 3: Sophie Buoniol
Sophie Buoniol, commonly referred to by her married name, Sophie Toscan du Plantier, was 39 years old when she was murdered, a well-connected French film producer. In a place where there had been no m...Show More
6) 4: Killer Among Us
In the weeks following the murder, Schull, the jewel-box vacation town closest to Sophie’s home, becomes a very different kind of place to live. With no answers, and the police focusing on locals, the...Show More
7) 5: A Good Suspect
The guards have a suspect—one who has spent the last 20 years trying to convince Ireland that he is not a murderer. We begin on the first day of the investigation, tracing the suspects’ behavior over ...Show More
8) 6: The Englishman
A blow-in from Manchester, England, the suspect has been grating on locals ever since he first arrived in West Cork. He has been accused of inserting himself into the investigation and delighting in h...Show More
9) 7: The Arrest
On February 10th, 1997, the guards make an arrest in a well-orchestrated plan to snare their chief suspect. There’s an interrogation, a question of coercion, and an alibi that doesn’t quite hold up—bu...Show More
10) 8: The Game Is On
After the guards fail to get a confession, a game of cat and mouse ensues; the guards need more evidence, but worry that they are being outsmarted. In this episode, secret recordings of the guards giv...Show More